Sanitary receptacle.



L. HOFBR.

SANITARY RECEPTACLE.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 3o. 1910.

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LOUIS HOEER, GF PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA.

SANTARY BECEPTACLE.

To all Lc/wm it may concern:

Be it known that I, Louis Horus, a subject of the Emperor ofAustria-Hungary, residing at. Pittsburgh, in the county of Allegheny andState of Pennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvementsin Sanitary Receptacles. of which the following is a specification,reference being had therein to the accompanying drawing.

rThis invention relates vto a sanitary refceptacle that can be used as agarbage can, portable commode, or as a receptacle for carrying orstoring odorous matter.

The primary object of the invention is to furnish a receptacle withmeans in a manner as will bc hereinafter set forth for render ing thereceptacle airtight and sanitary, thus preventing the escape ofte-rfurnes from the receptacle and the iniection and "vano/e of persiivnsin the Vicinity oi the by fumes or that. would otherape from the iptacle it it were i it airtight and prtn'ided with e disinf'ecprovide aportable commode that can be advantageou.' used by juveniles, the com-Inode beingl c. l tructed of a size that can be convenientlyr used andyet easily carried when the commode is to be cleansed.

' I att-ain the abo-ve objects by a mechanical fconstruction that isextremely simple, dulrable and etiicientr' for the purposes for whichlit, is intended.

VVit-h this understanding of the principle of my invention, referencewill now be had to the accompanying drawing forming a part of thisspecification, wherein like nuT merels of reference 'designatecorresponding 4@ parts throughout the seiferal views, and in Figure l aside elevation of the recep tacle, Fig. il is a vertical seetional Viewof the same, Fig. 3 is a front elevation of a portion of the receptacle,'-i a horizontal sectional yiew of the saine.

The reference numeral l denotes a lindrical metallic shell having thelower edge thereof roamed or flanged, as at 2 to receive the reamed orflanged end of a flat metallic bottoni plate 4t. The outer wall of theshell 1 adjacent to the upper end thereof is provided with t-wodiametrically disposed pins 5 and these pins are adapted to engage inthe horizontal portions Specification of Letters Patent. v applicatiesfue@ september so, iam. serieu No. 584,666.

' horizontal i 1further ob'diect of the invention is to Patented Sept.3, 1912.

46 of bayonet-shaped slots 7 formed in the lower edges of acollar 8, thesaid slots being'diamet-rically Qpposed withI the horizontal portion .6of one slotthe reverse of the portion of the other slot, whereby afterthe collar has been pushed downwardly With the pins 5 in the ,slots '7 aslight rotation of the collar 8 locks'the same upon the' upper endy ofthefshell 1. The upper edges of the collar 8 arev suitably connected, asat 9 to a funnel `10 adapted to extend downwardly in the shell l. Thelower end of the'funnel 10 terminates in a sleeve 11 having the upperedges thereof soldered or lotherwise secured to the funnel 10 at u pointremoved from the lower end of said funnel. v y

Hinged or pivotally connected to the lower edge of the sleeve 11, as at12 is a flap valve or door 13 lnormally retained in a closed -positionupon the lower end of the sleeve 11 by a weight 14 suitably secured :toan outwardly extending arm 15, carried b the valve or door 13 adjacentto thehinge or pivotal connection thereof.

The outer wall of the sleeve 11 is provided With a hook or other support16 for a sponge or piece of absorbent material 17 adapted to hold insuspension a disinfectant, deodorant or other solution or matter thatwill tend`to purify the contents of the gases or fumes that Imay arisefrom the contents of the shell 1, 'Y

Detachably mou'nted upon the upper edges of the -funnellO is an annularseat orfim 18 having the'n under side thereof cut away or provided withan annular recess 19 providing clearar ce for the extreme upper edges ofthe funnel 0. The rim, or seat 1'8 is providediwith dependingdiametrically opposed clamping members 18n havingr the lower endsthereof bent, as at 18" to engage under camshaped ribs 18 carried by theWalls of the collar 8, the rib upon one side of the collar having aninclination the reverse of the rib upon the opposite side, as' bestshown i'n Fig. 1 of the drawing, whereby the clamping members 18* .canbe easily swung into engagement with said ribs, The ribs 18 arepositioned intermediate the bayonet-shaped slots 7. The upper edges ofthe seat or rim 1S are rounded and provided with an auular seat 20 forthe peripheral edges 21 of a lid or cover 22, said lid or cover having adependinav iiange or collar snugly fitting l" 'said hand in the seat orrim 18. :Thalia-0r com 22- 1s.,provided with ya central pivoted link orhandle` 24 hel in place byV a rivet 25 having aneye26. :s 1 f The wallsof the shell 1 are provided with .diar'netrically dis osed aperturedbosses`27 for the ends 28 o 'a bail 29 having a handle 30. The shell 1atthe' lower end thereof' and .directlyk beneath thel bosses 27 isprovided with ingle foot piecesr31 and at a point between these'lo'otpieces with a hand grip 32, 'ip, coperatng with the bail 29 in.facilitating the emptying of the contents of the receptacle.

`By placing the feet. lipon the foot pieces 31, the lid or cover 22' canbe easily'removed when 'it is desired to use the receptacle, and .f

when the same -is to be cleansed; the lower mits of thesa'me bein achair or withoutla c with the exceptionv 'of the rim or.` seat 18 which'is made of H vV\TitneSses,: wood, is ,made of metall capable ofwithstanding considerable weight.

yWhat I claim isz* n v A sanitary receptacle comprising a shell having aclosed bottom and an open top. a

.collar surrounding the upper portion of the shell and furtherprojecting above the top a funnel extending over edge of the shell, thetop edge of and depending into the shell, means for connectingthe topedge of the funnel tothe top edge of the collar, an annular memberhaving a groove in its lower face for the reception of the top ofthecol- .lar and funnel, vmeans carried by said'mem-y Y ber ,anddetachably engaging with the collar in position,

for. maintaining the rim flanged cover mounted upon the top' andengaglng the inner face ofy said memberfu vertically disposedcylindrical'sleevev inclosf mg and connected to the lower portion `AofAthe funnel, andvalvular means' for normally closing the inner end ofthe-sleeve.

In testimony whereof'I allx my signet-ure .i

in the presence of two witnesses.

LoUIs HOFERJA-

